Senior QA Analyst

• Location: Calgary, Alberta
• Type: Contract
• Job #13857

MatchBox Consulting Group is currently seeking a Senior QA Analyst for a 12 month contract role with a client of ours located in Calgary.
Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute comprehensive QA strategies, including functional, non-functional, regression, integration, system, UAT, and API testing.
• Review all functional and non-functional business requirements and user stories in depth to identify gaps and clarify acceptance criteria, ensuring a complete understanding that enables the development of detailed test cases achieving 100% coverage and eliminating testing gaps.
• Perform extensive manual, automated, API, and backend/database testing, validating software functionality, data integrity, SQL queries, data pipelines, Power BI reports, and modern cloud-based platforms (Azure, microservices, distributed systems).
• Develop, enhance, and maintain automation frameworks using Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, and TestNG, and supporting functional, regression, and API testing by leveraging tools such as SoapUI, RestAssured, and Postman to improve test efficiency, scalability, and coverage.
• Manage the full defect lifecycle, including severity/priority assessment, root cause analysis, triage coordination, and cross team collaboration to ensure timely and accurate resolution of issues.
• Coordinate and execute end-to-end testing across integrated systems, ensuring environment readiness, supporting UAT, and providing clear, data driven release readiness and go/no-go recommendations.
• Analyze business and technical requirements, assess risks early, estimate testing effort, and align all QA activities with project timelines and delivery milestones.
• Collaborate closely with developers, business analysts, product owners, data teams, and key stakeholders, ensuring alignment throughout the SDLC/STLC and communicating clear, actionable insights.
• Manage and prioritize multiple concurrent QA initiatives, effectively balancing shifting priorities, business impact, and delivery schedules in a fast-paced environment.
• Ensure the secure handling of sensitive data, validating third-party integrations, and conducting testing for backup, recovery, and other resilience related processes.
• Continuously improving QA processes by adopting modern tools, frameworks, and best practices while helping maintain consistent, high quality QA standards across the team.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree, Diploma, or Certificate in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• ISTQB Foundation or Advanced Level certification preferred.
• 10+ years of experience across the full IT software delivery lifecycle, supporting complex and integrated applications.
• 8+ years in Quality Assurance, specializing in manual testing (functional, integration, system, performance, UAT) and test coordination.
• 3+ years in automation, building and supporting frameworks for regression and API testing.
• 2+ years working within Agile/Iterative methodologies (Scrum, Sprint).
• Hands on experience with Azure DevOps (ADO) for managing requirements, test cases, execution, defects, traceability, and reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience conducting root cause analysis and effective solutioning.
• Experience testing integration/messaging platforms and validating message flows, queues, topics, and publish/subscribe patterns.
• Skilled in working with Oracle and SQL Server databases, including writing and executing SQL queries for data validation and backend testing.
• Strong proficiency in defect triage, prioritization, and lifecycle management.
• Experience in the energy and utilities sector with strong domain understanding and industry specific QA practices.
• Experience working with vendor teams to validate Business Acceptance Testing (BAT) plans and ensure SaaS/COTS solutions meet business and design expectations.

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About MatchBox

Headquartered in downtown Vancouver and serving clients nationally, MatchBox is one of the leading recruitment and solutions firms that specializes in the fields of IT & Technology, Engineering & Technical, Real Estate & Construction, and Accounting & Finance. We offer unrivaled expertise with our team's extensive experience in the recruitment and professional services industry. We are dedicated to building great connections and creating strong opportunities within the workforce and the labor market.

Equal Opportunities

MatchBox is committed to providing equal opportunities for all applicants. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including members of minority groups such as racialized individuals, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and Indigenous peoples. It is a priority for us that all candidates are treated fairly and without discrimination. Our recruitment teams receive ongoing training on using objective criteria for evaluating candidates and other related topics to create an inclusive and welcoming environment for all.

Work Permits

Please note that we require all interested candidates to obtain the necessary work permits from the Government of Canada prior to submitting an application. This position is open exclusively to individuals residing in Canada and legally authorized to work in Canada. Applications not meeting these criteria will not be considered.

Further Consideration

We receive a high volume of applications and are only able to contact candidates who are selected for further consideration.

Find out more at www.matchboxhr.com